Standard practice back in the day.
Some races would have two or three race cars show up with the same #.
If more than one race car with same # shows up for race. The race car # with the highest (track/series)points would get to used his # for the race. The other race car/cars would have to put (#0/#1) in white chalk/white shoe polish paint in (front or behind) their #.
Example: Ted Hairfield #4, had to used white chalk/white shoe polish paint #1 behind #4 to be enter as #41 for the Trenton Speedway race.
Example: Martinsville Speedway race, car owner Jack Tant enter two Flying 11(old style modified/sportsman) with Ray Hendrick and (new style modified/sportsman) with Bobby Allison.
Ray Hendrick used the Flying 11#.
Bobby Allison's pitcrewman used the white chalk/white shoe polish paint #0 over the Flying 11# to make it Flying 01#. It wasn't an good paint job with the faded painted #0 paint job. There are photos that shows /look like two Flying 11 race cars are racing each other?
Bobby Allison in faded paint job #0/Flying 01(new style modified/sportsman) won the 1967 100 laps Modified race at Martinsville Speedway.
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va.
Oct. 1968, Junie Donlavey's "Swansboro Speed Shop" in white paint on #91 modified/sportsman race car.
Later, was known as Swansboro Motor Co is located at 5011 Old Midlothian Tpke Richmond , VA 23224 .
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va.
Dave,
Roy Hendrick's wife was looking for an photo of Ray Hendrick's Flying 11 with an "rocket" painted on it?
Someone told me, they remember seeing the "rocket" on the Modified/Sportsman Ray Hendrick's Flying 11 with the Ralph Mills Wheel Alignment sponsor?
After seeing the above photo, I think they mistaking the "Pure Firebird Racing Gasoline" sticker decal located in front of the Flying 11 number on the driver's side as the ,"rocket" ?
Dennis Garrett
Richmond,Va.
